Asia-Pacific passenger traffic up 5% in 1H

Asia-Pacific passenger traffic in the first half grew 5%, with regional airports seeing a 3.3% growth year-over-year. However, traffic in the region slowed in June when political unrest, currency and fuel price instability drove some major regional centers into negative growth.
Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport passenger numbers dipped 6.9% and Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport saw a 12.1% drop in overall traffic. Both were impacted by increased costs from currency ...